How to Promote Professional Identity Development and Support Fellows-In-Training Through Teaching, Coaching, Mentorship, and Sponsorship

As trainers in gastroenterology, our role is to prepare the clinicians, educators, and researchers of the future. Historically, fellowship training has been primarily didactic and apprenticeship-based, approaches that may not be the best for preparing trainees to continue learning beyond fellowship. Promoting self-regulation and career advancement skills is a gap in the traditional training environment. Other educational modalities are critical for cultivating this expertise. 1 Lin J. Reddy R.M. Teaching, mentorship, and coaching in surgical education. Thorac Surg Clin. 2019; 29: 311-320 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (33) Google Scholar Equipping trainees with these skills through proactive discussion promotes positivity in their training environment, prepares them for a potential area of focus, and better enables them to shape the future of gastroenterology. 2 Zhang T. Feng J. Jiang H. et al. Association of professional identity, job satisfaction and burnout with turnover intention among general practitioners in China: evidence from a national survey. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021; 21: 382 Crossref PubMed Scopus (12) Google Scholar